Moon and Stars

thirty seven

TW: ED

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The next two weeks proved to be the same as the first two days of work, in every aspect.

She hadn't been able to go to Hogwarts since the shop was so busy, and she wouldn't be able to go for another week. The busyness was slowly going down since they've been open for awhile, but it was still an insane mess every single day. She fell behind in eating and sleeping, and Angelina took every change she could to poke fun at the situation, and Aurora no longer had much energy to fight back.

She still told Fred that she loved him every day, but her feelings weren't changing, and if anything, she was making things worse by lying.

Once again, she watched the sunrise through their bedroom window, and closed her eyes just as the alarm went off. Fred shut it off and kissed her temple like he normally does, and she hummed in response, groggily opening her eyes once more. The lack of sleep was beginning to get to her, and Fred began to notice.

"Good morning, Aurora," He rasped, before narrowing his eyes at her, "Are you feeling okay?" He asks, observing the dark bags under her eyes, her cheeks that were beginning to sink in, and her skin that have lost their normal color.

"I'm doing alright, just didn't sleep well." She said, smiling at him. The same smile that had been working for weeks, wasn't working this morning.

"You've always been a fighter, darling, but I can tell when you don't feel well." He chuckles. Could he, now.

"I promise I'm alright, Freddie." She reassures, rubbing the sleep from her eyes, or the lack thereof.

"I can tell you aren't. Take the day off, I'm sure we'll be alright without you for a day." He says, pressing his lips to her forehead and pulling away with a smile.

Aurora wanted to fight him on the topic, but a day off from work is just what she needed. She let out a sigh and settled back into the bed, Fred rubbing her shoulders gently.

"As much as I'd love to stay with you for the day, I have to get ready for work." He says sweetly, planting another kiss on her temple before getting out of bed and heading to their shared bathroom.

Aurora let out a sigh and curled onto her side, her arms wrapped around her waist. A day off from working at the shop is just what she needed, and it gave her plenty of time to care for herself, and hopefully repair her mentality before Fred returned home from work.

She let her eyes fall shut, the sound of water running in the bathroom soothing her hyperactive mind. She was utterly exhausted, and sleep hit her like a freight train, knocking her out before Fred returned to the bedroom.

Time away from Fred might just be what she was looking for, since he was the main cause of her stress. Then again, that was completely her fault. She got herself tangled in a lie she can't back out of, and that lie made everything worse than it had to be, and she found herself wanting to be away from him, even after he's done nothing but be perfect to her.

Fred silently walked back into their room and saw her asleep in the sheets, and a small smile formed on his face. He gathered the things he needed for work in a hurry before heading to the door, turning back to look at her before heading out.

"I love you, Aurora." He whispered with a goofy grin on his face, shutting the door behind him as he left.

That boy was hopelessly in love with her, and he believed she felt the same way for him, and it brought him so much happiness. He wanted to shout it from the rooftops, he wanted to tell all his friends and family, he couldn't possibly say it enough. He loved her, and she loved him. So he thought.